UPDATE: (Charisma) – Lawyers for TV pastor Jim Bakker filed court papers Monday stating Bakker’s religious freedoms have been violated and urging a judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the well-known minister and his ministry.
The lawsuit filed in March by Missouri’s Attorney General Eric Schmitt alleges Bakker made false claims about a “Silver Solution” health supplement on an episode of The Jim Bakker Show in February. The complaint alleges Bakker and Morningside Church Productions made “false promises” that the Silver Solution—offered by the ministry—could cure COVID-19. Bakker and Morningside strongly deny the allegations.
“Jim Bakker is being unfairly targeted by those who want to crush his ministry and force his Christian television program off the air,” said Jay Nixon, Bakker’s attorney, and former governor and attorney general of Missouri. “The video recording of The Jim Bakker Show clearly shows the allegations are false. Bakker did not claim or state that Silver Solution was a cure for COVID-19. This case is about religious freedom.”
The motion to dismiss filed at the Circuit Court of Stone County, Missouri, states that the attorney general’s lawsuit—seeking a restraining order, permanent injunction and other penalties against Bakker—violated the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment guaranteeing free speech, as well as the Missouri Constitution and the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. READ MORE
This is highly disturbing that the MO state attorney general and the FDA have aggressively gone after those selling Silver Sol. Pastor Bakker has complied with the ceased and desist order having stopped selling Silver Sol while I have seen other persons/entities selling this similar product online.
The FDA has been issuing Warning Letters to persons / organizations that have been promoting cures, treatments, protections from illnesses using CBD products or THC products. These companies only receive Warning Letter and nothing further. By in large, these companies that receive these Warning Letters only modify their language and seem able to continue selling their products even though both CBD and THC are controlled drugs under the control of FDA drug standards.
Doesn’t the MO Att General have more concerning action to take like the current stream of physicians in MO who are not complying with state regulations on how to recommend ‘medical weed’ to patients? I know that the MO Att General’s Office has received complaints along with the MO Medical Licensing Board — yet these physicians continue to go about their merry way with complete disregard for the new medical cannabis laws.